Director of Finance, Fluid and Electrical Distribution Division, Aerospace Group

Job responsibilities:

• Provide financial leadership and business advisory services to ensure the Division achieves its financial goals - sales, income, and free cash flow
• Lead finance transformation initiatives with a growth mindset
• Focus on operational excellence - Plant performance, productivity, inventory management
• Lead critical processes including reporting and analyzing monthly actual results, forecasts, profit plan and strategic plan. Ensure that business is meeting financial targets over both short and long-term horizons.
• Proactively identify financial risks and develop mitigation plans to protect Eaton's assets & interests.
• Manage financial performance of the division and communicate to the FED leadership team through operating cadences. Focus on performance to goals and identify areas for improvement and concern.
• Manage forecast accuracy and communicate proactively; mitigate risk
• Build organizational capability within the Finance function across FED. Ensure that top talent is hired and retained. Provide training opportunities for finance employees and give continuous feedback and coaching to aid in the development of talent.
• Direct activities to comply with US Government accounting standards and regulations, as well as maximize opportunities to optimize pricing and recover costs under DoD negotiated contracts.
• Perform financial analysis as required to support business decisions regarding acquisitions, divestitures, plant closings, make vs. buy decisions, etc.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost out activities for FED, including the Finance function.
• Leads functional due diligence on all M&A activities

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 12 years' of progressive finance and/or accounting experience
• Minimum of 5 years' experience within an industrial manufacturing organization
• Must be able to work on an on-going basis without requiring company sponsorship - This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Soft skills

Leadership Competencies:
• Acts as a business partner - sees the big picture - provides broad thought leadership and has a growth mindset.
• Creates, promotes, and sustains a high-performance culture. Continuously raises the performance bar for the organization.
• Actively upgrades the organization through the infusion of top talent, through both the selection of new employees and the development of current employees. Must be capable of evaluating talent and building organizational capability. Requires good mentoring and coaching skills.
• Continuously re-assesses the organization's skills, competencies, and abilities to meet the business needs and drive results.
• Effectively drives and manages change, challenges the status quo and champions new and innovative ideas.
• Demonstrates professional presence, communicates articulately and confidently.
• Exhibits managerial courage in defending a position and handling conflict.
• Effectively leverages functional and cross-functional resources to solve problems, improve processes and meet objectives.

Additional Requirements:

• Robust strategic thinking and agility to partner with business leaders and drive long term results
• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to operate across, and influence within, a complex matrixed global organizational structure.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of accounting principles and concepts.
• International experience across financial disciplines, i.e., tax strategies, transfer pricing, currency hedging, statutory reporting, legal entity implications, etc.
• Ability to prepare, analyze and interpret financial and operations analyses/reports.
• Broad general business knowledge.
• Working knowledge of financial and ERP systems.
• General knowledge of all functional areas of the Group, Sector and Corporate organizations.
• Working knowledge of sourcing and manufacturing practices followed by Operations personnel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA, CPA, and/or CMA preferred
• Previous experience in the Aerospace industry
• Global leadership experience

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $176249.97 - $258499.96 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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